The lengthy Sombra ARG teasing came to an aburpt end last week when Blizzard unleashed the new character at BlizzCon 2016 with the above Animated short, months after her initial tease in the announcement video for Ana in July.

The reason for the character going live on the PTR is largely because Blizzard are keen to stress they will only release the character once they've ensured the character is balanced and thoughly tested.

Because of this, it's unknown exactly when the character will officially launch for the game on consoles outside the Public Test Realm.

However following Sombra going live on the PTR it's allowed players to get a look at the character various skins which players can choose from. On top of this, Sombra's legendary character skins show off her affiliation with the Overwatch crime organisation Los Muertos.

In addition you can also take a look at the characters many emotes and sprays in the YouTube clip further down.

Take a look at all of the Sombra character skins, below:

Every skin revealed for Overwatch’s new character, Sombra

Take a look at every skin available to Sombra, Overwatch's newest character revealed at BlizzCon 2016

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Sombra Overview

The full description of Overwatch Sombra character has been uploaded to the official site, confirming her moves and listed below:

Hero Description: Stealth and debilitating attacks make Sombra a powerful infiltrator. Her hacking can disrupt her enemies, ensuring they're easier to take out, while her EMP provides the upper hand against multiple foes at once. Sombra’s ability to Translocate and camouflage herself makes her a hard target to pin down.

Abilities:

HACK: Sombra hacks enemies to temporarily stop them from using their abilities, or hacks first aid kits to make them useless to her opponents.

THERMOPTIC CAMO: Sombra becomes invisible for a short period of time, during which her speed is boosted considerably. Attacking, using offensive abilities, or taking damage disables her camouflage.

TRANSLOCATOR: Sombra tosses out a translocator beacon. She can instantly return to the beacon’s location while it is active (including when it’s in mid-flight).

EMP: Sombra discharges electromagnetic energy in a wide radius, destroying enemy barriers and shields and hacking all opponents caught in the blast.

In addition to the above, developers at Blizzard recently discussed the lengthy ARG process that came with revealing Sombra.

While the team stopped short of admitting that they might have overdone it with the ARG teasing, there did seem like an indication that Blizzard had learnt from the experience.

The question was put to them in an interview by Eurogamer's Chris Bratt, who asked if Blizzard "maybe went just a little bit early with the ARG".

In response Tim Ford, the lead gameplay programmer and Skye Chandler, a producer on the game had this to say:

"SC: Maybe. Well, I think the initial one, putting it on the tail end of Ana's [reveal] was cool. We learned a lot about pacing and how to better reveal pieces, maybe in the future. I think, overall, it was well received.

TF: Again, I think the ARG is really cool when you think about what the payoff is. The payoff is this really cool, badass Mexican hacker chick. So if you want to engross yourself in the mind of this person - how manipulative she is, that all really... I, personally, was very satisfied when we had the real launch and you could see who she is. Not just the look, but how she acts with her teammates, in quotes, and how she manipulates everybody to stay in control and keep on top of the information. Despite changes in pacing to the ARG, I hope fans felt it was incredibly satisfying to get her as the payoff."